Accession 12-383

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Curatorial - South and Southeast Asian Art

Exhibition Records, circa 1989-1990, 1994-1995, 2000-2010

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records created and maintained by Debra Diamond, Curator of South and Southeast Asian Art, 2000- , documenting the development of exhibitions. Documented exhibitions include "Muraqqa': Imperial Mughal Albums from the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin;" "Himalayas: An Aesthetic Adventure;" "Tibetan Healing Mandala for Healing and Protection in the Aftermath of September 11th;" "Word Play: Contemporary Art by Xu Bing;" "Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India;" "Cai Guo-Qiang: 'Traveler: Reflection,'" "Dar al-Islam: Art, Life, and Cultures of the Islamic World" (cancelled); "Facing East: Portraits from Asia;" "Devi by Ravinder Reddy;" "Perspectives: Simryn Gill;" "Changing Tastes in 18th-20th Century Indian Art;" "Noble Path: Buddhist Art of Southeast Asia and Tibet;" "East of Eden: Gardens in Asian Art;" "Adventures of Hamza;" "Perspectives: Mei-ling Hom;" "Auto-Focus: Raghubir Singh's Way Into India;" "Perspectives: Do-Ho Suh;" "Kenro Izu: Sacred Sites Along the Silk Road;" and "Hiroshi Sugimoto: History of History." A small amount of records also document administrative activities. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, checklists, label copy, floor plans, architectural drawings, loan information, research files, brochures, educational programming materials, clippings, press releases, images, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format. Some materials were created by previous curators.

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Restrictions

Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2026; Transferring office; 10/18/2001 memorandum, Alers to Hennessey; Contact reference staff for details.

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Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.

Name

• Adventures of Hamza (Exhibition) (2002: Washington, D.C.)
• Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
• Auto-Focus: Raghubir Singh's Way Into India (Exhibition) (2003: Washington, D.C.)
• Cai Guo-Qiang: 'Traveler: Reflection' (Exhibition) (2004-2005: Washington, D.C.)
• Changing Tastes in 18th-20th Century Indian Art (Exhibition) (2000-2001: Washington, D.C.)
• Dar al-Islam: Art, Life, and Cultures of the Islamic World (Proposed exhibition)
• Devi by Ravinder Reddy (Exhibition) (2001-2002: Washington, D.C.)
• Diamond, Debra
• East of Eden: Gardens in Asian Art (Exhibition) (2007: Washington, D.C.)
• Facing East: Portraits from Asia (Exhibition) (2006: Washington, D.C.)
• Freer Gallery of Art
• Himalayas: An Aesthetic Adventure (Exhibition) (2003-2004: Washington, D.C.)
• Hiroshi Sugimoto: History of History (Exhibition) (2006: Washington, D.C.)
• Kenro Izu: Sacred Sites Along the Silk Road (Exhibition) (2002-2003: Washington, D.C.)
• Muraqqa': Imperial Mughal Albums from the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin (Exhibition) (2008: Washington, D.C.)
• Noble Path: Buddhist Art of Southeast Asia and Tibet (Exhibition) (1989-1990: Washington, D.C.)
• Perspectives: Do-Ho Suh (Exhibition) (2004: Washington, D.C.)
• Perspectives: Mei-ling Hom (Exhibition) (2005-2006: Washington, D.C.)
• Perspectives: Simryn Gill (Exhibition) (2006-2007: Washington, D.C.)
• Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India (Exhibition) (2002-2003: Washington, D.C.)
• Tibetan Healing Mandala for Healing and Protection in the Aftermath of September 11th (Exhibition) (2002: Washington, D.C.)
• Word Play: Contemporary Art by Xu Bing (Exhibition) (2001-2002: Washington, D.C.)

Subject

• Art museums
• Art, Asian
• Art, South Asian
• Art, Southeast Asian
• Museum curators
• Museum exhibits
• Museums -- Educational aspects

Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection

• Architectural drawings
• Black-and-white photographs
• Brochures
• Clippings
• Color negatives
• Color photographs
• Compact discs
• Electronic records
• Floor plans
• Manuscripts

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 12-383, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Curatorial - South and Southeast Asian Art, Exhibition Records

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